Central & South America

Argentine FA Told Its Journalists How to Flirt And It Backfired

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) recently published a handbook for their executives, players, coaches and journalists travelling to Russia for the World Cup, and in the handbook was a section on how to flirt with the Russian women. As expected, there was plenty of outrage from people, and now the AFA has been forced to apologise. 

The controversy happened after the largest women’s march took place in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. 

Lionel Messi Reveals He Has No Desire To Join The Rat Race

Today, ESPN published a Lionel Messi story by Sam Borden that’s scheduled to appear in ESPN The Magazine’s June 8 World Fame issue. The long-form article mainly concerns Messi’s off-field demeanor — he’s quiet, reclusive and prefers to express himself on the pitch. 

Brazil Name The 23-Man Squad Charged With Capturing Sixth World Cup Title

After cruising through the treacherous realm of CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying with only one defeat from 18 matches, it should come as no surprise that Brazil manager Tite has named a largely expected 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in Russia. 

Turns Out, Mummies Couldn’t Keep Peru’s Paolo Guerrero From Missing The World Cup

First he was banned for 12 months, then his appeal reduced it to six months and now Paolo Guerrero has once again been suspended for the 2018 World Cup. The latest Paolo Guerrero ban comes after the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed his shortened suspension and the Court of Arbitration for Sport actually increased the original suspension to 14 months on Monday. 

World Cup Favorite Brazil Loses Veteran Leader Dani Alves To Knee Injury

Brazil, a 4-1 favorite for the World Cup, has been dealt a significant injury blow with its opening match against Switzerland only 37 days away.

Boca Juniors Clinch Title At Away Match, Drive Home To Insane Celebrations At La Bombonera

With a 2-2 draw against Gimnasia La Plata on Wednesday night at the Estadio Juan Carlos Zerillo, Boca Juniors won a second straight Argentine Superliga title. But there was a problem: No Boca fans were allowed at the away match. So the team hopped in a bus, drove back to Buenos Aires and partied with its fans. And the Boca Juniors celebrations at La Bombonera were rightfully bonkers.

Chile Secure First-Ever Women’s World Cup Qualification While Inspiring A Nation

Last weekend, Brazil secured their seventh Copa America Femenina title and direct qualification to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup after winning all seven of their matches while scoring 31 goals and conceding only two. This wasn’t a surprise, but a real feel-good story surrounds the second-place finishers at the competition, hosts Chile.

The Most Stacked World Cup Teams At Every Position

When putting together this list of the world’s most stacked teams at every position, two things really stood out to me: Spain is really good at football, and watching Argentina play (Messi not included) really should be a much more joyful exercise. 

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